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Student Achievement Flat in Fairfax County Public Schools

Student Achievement Flat in Fairfax County Public Schools

While taxes are increasing, student achievement in Fairfax County Public Schools is stagnant, except for Asians.
Note that half of Fairfax County annual tax revenues are transferred to the Fairfax County Public Schools.




         RANKING OF FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
        BASED ON 2010 ACT COLLEGE ENTRANCE TEST RESULTS
   RANK      SCHOOL            Total Tested   Avg Score   % College Ready
  1   THOMAS JEFFERSON            107           33             98%
  2   MCLEAN HIGH                 170           26             62%
  3   LANGLEY HIGH                201           26             57%
  4   OAKTON HIGH                 255           26             57%
  5   WOODSON HIGH                195           26             57%
  6   W SPRINGFIELD HIGH          135           25             55%
  7   MADISON HIGH                155           25             53%
  8   FALLS CHURCH HIGH            51           23             45%
  9   ROBINSON SEC.               245           24             44%
      FCPS                       3511           24             44%
 10   MARSHALL HIGH                87           25             43%
 11   LAKE BRADDOCK SEC.          143           25             43%
 12   CHANTILLY HIGH              283           24             43%
 13   WESTFIELD HIGH              164           24             41%
 14   SOUTH LAKES HIGH             80           23             39%
 15   WEST POTOMAC HIGH           137           23             39%
 16   HERNDON HIGH                157           23             37%
 17   CENTREVILLE HIGH            147           23             34%
 18   FAIRFAX HIGH                116           23             34%
 19   EDISON HIGH                 133           22             34%
 20   SOUTH COUNTY SEC.           125           23             33%
      VIRGINIA                  19236           22             31%
 21   ANNANDALE HIGH              110           22             26%
      NATION                  1568835           21             24%
 22   HAYFIELD SEC.                88           21             22%
 23   LEE HIGH                     54           21             20%
 24   STUART HIGH                  85           21             18%
 25   MOUNT VERNON HIGH            81           20             14%